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…Vows to claim Abia in 2027 Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Abia State chapter, has dismissed as “false and misleading” media reports that it collapsed its party structures in the Abia South Senatorial Zone into the African Democratic Congress (ADC). A statement by APGA’s Publicity Secretary, Abia State, Chukwuemeka Nwokoro, said there was no iota of truth in the said report. “The said report is an outright falsehood and the handiwork of a few mischief makers who double as political paupers looking for what to eat,” the statement made available to Ikengaonline read. It further read:…
Our Reporter, Abuja Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the proposed salary increment for political leaders by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), describing it as a reckless show of greed in the face of worsening hardship across the country. In a statement released on Wednesday via his verified X handle, Obi said the plan to increase salaries of political office holders by over 100 percent is “totally unjustifiable” and a clear demonstration of insensitivity to the suffering of ordinary Nigerians. “The recent proposal by the RMAFC to increase the salaries of political leaders…
Residents of Omuma Road, Aba, were on Thursday morning greeted with a grim sight — the body of an unidentified man dangling lifelessly from an electric pole connected to a distribution transformer on the Aba Power network. The man was reportedly electrocuted while attempting to cut copper wires from the transformer. Eyewitnesses said he was in the company of two other suspected vandals, who fled the scene immediately after the incident, which caused the power line to trip with a loud spark. Aba Power officials who arrived at the scene had expressed dismay over the incident. The company’s Health, Safety…
Lawrence Ndubeze, Awka Action Alliance candidate in the November 8 Anambra Governorship election, Ozo Jeff Nweke, has condemned the practice of vote buying in Nigeria’s electoral system. In a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, Nweke said the practice has become a serious threat to democracy and the root cause of corruption in the country. “We should at this point in time be addressing the issue of vote buying which is absolutely wrong, it’s killing and undermines our democracy. Having said this, it is the root cause of all corruption that is eating deep into our marrow, hence, causing…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Nigeria Police, Enugu State Command, says it has arrested an 18-year-old, Obodoagu Ikediekpere Wisdom, for allegedly kidnapping and murdering his five-year-old cousin, Obodoagu Wisdom. According to the police, his accomplice, Sunday Michael (male, aged 24), a security guard at 9th Mile and a native of Mayo-Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa State, was also arrested. The police said that the suspects were apprehended on August 11 and 12, 2025, by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad, following intelligence gathered after ransom demands were reported. The deceased was first reported missing on July 26, 2025, but…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki A fatal accident at Nwanwu Junction, Igbeagu, along the Enugu–Abakaliki–Ogoja highway, has claimed three lives. The incident, which occurred around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, also destroyed shops and properties in the area. According to eyewitnesses, the crash was caused by a cement mixer truck that reportedly lost its brakes while descending from Nwezenyi. In an attempt to avoid colliding with a motorcycle rider emerging from Offia Oku Amachi Road, the truck veered off course and rammed into nearby shops. Among the worst hit were a local drinking joint and two makeshift food stalls, all of which were…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The great pity is that Nigerians are more divided today than even in the days of the civil war. It amounts to living a lie and in abject denial not to acknowledge the fact that Nigerians live in very perilious times. Hunger has completely taken over the land, and privation is the rule rather than the exception, yet our politicians keep on playing primordial politics. The demons of death are on the loose, arranging mayhem and spreading annihilation. We walk an ungodly but very familiar Nigerian road littered with shattered bones and broken dreams. The countrywide…
By Promise Adiele Over the years, the semantic integrity of many English words has suffered various degrees of harm in the hands of different people worldwide, especially in Nigeria. Many times, the linguistic and literary community is embarrassed by the way some people negate the meaning of innocuous English words to either score a cheap political point or delude the army of ill-informed, gullible people, leading them astray into a dark alley. When the uneducated among us mindlessly mutilate English words, either by pronunciation or malapropism, the enlightened public overlooks such an infraction as happenstance. However, it borders on a…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki The Police Command in Ebonyi State, South-East Nigeria, says it has intensified its crackdown on crime across the state, leading to the arrest of 131 suspects, the recovery of firearms and stolen vehicles, as well as the rescue of kidnap victims within the past six weeks. The Commissioner of Police, Adaku Uche-Anya, disclosed this on Tuesday during a press briefing at the Command Headquarters in Abakaliki. She explained that the achievements were recorded between July and mid-August 2025 through proactive policing, intelligence-led operations, and community engagement. According to her, 120 males and 11 females were arrested for…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The European Union and UNICEF have initiated move to strengthen the Abia State social protection system, and provide technical assistance in generating accurate social register database for the state. This was the major objective of a workshop with the theme: “Supporting Sustainable Social Protection,” held yesterday in Umuahia. The European Union-sponsored workshop, facilitated by UNICEF was aimed at strengthening states’ social protection register through the generation of comprehensive and accurate database. Speaking at the one-day EU-sponsored, UNICEF-facilitated workshop, the Social Policy Officer for UNICEF, Enugu Office, Dr Victor Chima, stressed the need for accurate database for effective…